Obituaries
Canyon, Texas Obituaries
Obituaries act as quiet reminders of the finite nature of our lives. Yet, for those who have recently experienced the death of a family member or friend, an obituary means so much more. It is a bittersweet reminder of all we've lost, but it can also help us to remember all we enjoyed while they were alive. If you have recently lost someone you love, we hope that you will accept our condolences.
Valente Bazaldua
Sep 23, 2017
Valente Bazaldua, 88, of Canyon passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 26 at Brooks Chapel. Mass will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, September 27 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Concelebrants Fr. Robert A. Busch, pastor, and Msgr. Arturo Meza. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Arrangements...
Shelly Willeford
Sep 16, 2017
Shelly Lee McCasland Willeford, 44, of Canyon died Saturday, September 16, 2017. Services will be at 2:30 P.M. Thursday, September 21 at Hillside Christian Church West Campus with Blake Moore, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Hillside Christian Church West Chapel. Arrangements are by...
Keith Waters
Sep 16, 2017
Keith Waters, 79, of Amarillo, died Saturday, September 16, 2017. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo with Pastor Lance Harrington officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, September 18, at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Arrangements...
Kenneth Laycock
Sep 13, 2017
Dr. Kenneth Moss Laycock, long-time Texas educator, died on September 13, 2017 after a battle with cancer. Visitation will be at Brooks Funeral Home in Canyon, Texas, on Friday, September 22 from 4:30 to 6:00. On Saturday, September 23 at 11:00 a.m., a service of committal will be conducted at the Shamrock Cemetery. A memorial reception will be held on...
Joann Odom
Sep 12, 2017
Joann Elaine Odom, 85, of Happy passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior and joined her husband Pete of 63 years Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor, officiating. Born February 16, 1932 to Edgar Terry Patching and...
Billie Erwin
Sep 10, 2017
Billie Byars Erwin, 88, of Amarillo, died Sunday, September 10, 2017 in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Jim Hancock officiating. Private burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Brooks Chapel...
Stanley Gillham
Sep 7, 2017
Stanley Gillham, 92, of Claude, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 in Claude. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Wayside Community Church with Pastor Stephen Gillham officiating. Viewing will be on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 8:30 to 5:00 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Stanley was born on November 23, 1924 in Happy, Texas to Memory...
Lewis Hyman
Sep 4, 2017
Lewis Byron Hyman, 79, of Troutman, North Carolina formerly of Canyon, died Monday September 4, 2017. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Brooks Chapel with David Lough, minister of the University Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, September 8...
Michael Miller
Sep 2, 2017
Michael L. Miller, 75, of Canyon died Saturday, September 2, 2017. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Canyon Country Church with Jeff Cates, officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 5 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mike was born on September 16, 1941...
William Hamilton
Aug 26, 2017
William Thomas Hamilton, 75, of Dumas died Saturday, August 26, 2017. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at First Street Church with Art Lynch officiating. Burial will follow in Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Viewing will be in Morrison Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 30, 2017...
Bobby Odom
Aug 24, 2017
Bobby G. "Pete" Odom, 85, of Happy passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior Thursday, August 24, 2017. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, August 28, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church of Happy with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Pete was born July 31, 1932 to...
Bettie Hunter
Aug 24, 2017
Bettie Ann Hunter, formerly of Canyon, Texas, went to be with her Heavenly Father on August 24, 2017 at 2:55 pm. Bettie was born on November 10, 1935 to Emmett Raymond Coleman and Venora Lee Barker Coleman in Seymour, Texas. Memorial services for Bettie will be on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Canyon Country Church located at 2600 FM 3331...
Eva Hooks
Aug 22, 2017
Eva Hooks, 73, of Amarillo died Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, August 25, 2017 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Interment will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Earline was born September 21, 1943 in Sentinel, Oklahoma to Eva Lee...
Mary Lewis
Aug 21, 2017
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 22, from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 2 at Madisonville City Cemetery, Madisonville, TX. Mary was born on December 2, 1926, in Beaumont to Snowden and Eva Rix Nichols. She had a Master's degree in Library Science and worked as an elementary...
Gerald Boehning
Aug 17, 2017
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Mike Kuhlman officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Gerald Leonard Boehning was born on April 28, 1939 in Canyon to Leonard and Ruby Boehning. He served in the National Guard and in his early years was a dairyman with his...
Dwight Lundy
Aug 11, 2017
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Amarillo with Rev. Manish Shirley officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, August 14, 2017 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Dwight Lundy, age 67, of Canyon, Texas passed away on Friday,...
Jack Tarpley
Aug 11, 2017
Jack A. Tarpley, 89, passed away peacefully at home in Canyon on Friday, August 11. Per his request no services are planned. He was born in Ft. Worth. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He retired from Bell Helicopter Textron after 30+ years, having started in Plant Engineering and rising to VP Operations BHT Canada. His assignments...
Monty Platt
Aug 8, 2017
Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 11, 2017 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Father Robert A. Busch, Ph.D, as celebrant. A vigil will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Gabe Rivas officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Monty Dale Platt was born on October 17,...
Frank Prichard
Aug 7, 2017
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 14 at the First Christian Church with Mark Weathers officiating. Frank was born March 15, 1958 in Canyon to Harold and Ellen Ruth Prichard. He was the Property Manager for Wirt Co in Canyon. His passion was interior design, which he did for many years. He was a member of the First...
Henrietta Doss
Aug 5, 2017
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 9 at Brooks Chapel. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 10 at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon with Rev. John Elser, officiating. Henrietta was born on October 24, 1938 to Henry and...
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